Before DVDs were a thing Tim rarely had the luxury of a deleted scene. So when word came down during a free cable weekend that John Lithgow was going to unveil his cut scene from L.A. Story ... Tim made sure the VCR heads were clean.
Tim remembers commercials forPOLTERGEIST, HOUSEand HOUSE 2. And while far too frightening for his childhood eyes, he jumped to the record button when the Disney Sunday Night Movie aired its safety guaranteed take on this genre, MR. BOOGEDY.
There was a time when Tim considered himself a preeminent researcher of the unexplained. It was the late 1980s and Tim scoured the scrolling cable guide for every news reports, special and possible mention of the unexplained that he could commit to VHS tape.
By 1987 Tim had ceased the seasonal practice of trick or treating. So, on that particular Halloween, he was home to witness the live television broadcast of THE SEARCH FOR HOUDINI
Forever wedged in the corner of 20th Century funny pages, Gary Larson's THE FAR SIDE was a childhood primer of the avant garde. And, in 1994, it animated itself into a Halloween special.
So, Bob and I are 34 episodes into our podcasts run and it still hasn't achieved that sweet, surefire stance stood by so many self-produced , self-promoted, DIY ventures. That's right, I am talking about Patreon ...
It was supposed to be a Saturday morning of cartoons like every other Saturday morning of cartoons in September when Tim's chosen viewing habits were pre-empted by this seemingly unannounced pilot.
Before his CD collection showed signs of idol Westerberg worship, Tim use to air-guitar to musical tracks from this 1987 Disney Sunday Night movie, DOUBLE SWITCH.
